Joseph Wangui
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Kenya: Court of Appeal Reverses 50-50 Ruling on Matrimonial Properties
Kenya's Court of Appeal has overturned two precedent-setting judgments that had ordered for 50:50 division of matrimonial properties. → Read More
Kenya: Justice Juma Chitembwe Trashes Sonko Videos
Justice Juma Chitembwe has rubbished videos leaked by former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko depicting the High Court judge engaging in arrangements to compromise court cases involving property disputes. → Read More
Kenya: Court Halts Takeover of Kemsa By Military
The Labour court yesterday halted a decision by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) Board to lay off over 900 staff and enlist the NYS and Kenya Defence Forces to oversee operations of the agency. → Read More
Kenya: Multibillion-Shilling Tender Fights Derail Poll Planning
The electoral agency is in a legal quagmire following vicious fights between multinationals over multibillion-shilling tenders for supply of materials. → Read More
Kenya: I Will Not Appoint Six Rejected Judges
President Uhuru Kenyatta has no intention to appoint the six judges as ordered by the High Court last week, his court papers indicate. → Read More
Kenya: Judges Impasse - Kenyatta Moves to Court of Appeal
President Uhuru Kenyatta has filed a notice of appeal against the High Court's order that requires him to appoint six judges he had rejected over alleged integrity issues, within 14 days. → Read More
Kenya: Inside High Court Plan to Side-Step President Kenyatta
Three High Court judges are set to make a landmark precedent that will allow for the side-stepping of the President in the process of appointing judges. → Read More
Kenya: Recent High-Profile Convictions Boost War on Corruption
The State appears to be making progress in the fight against corruption and economic crimes such as abuse of public office, theft and mismanagement of public funds. → Read More
Kenya: D-Day for Kenya in Border Row With Somalia
The fate of Kenya's multi billion-shilling maritime economy hangs in a balance as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rules on a long-standing border dispute with Somalia this afternoon. → Read More
Kenya: Court Rebuffs Mau Mau Fighter in Bid to Regain 'Lost Land'
A former Mau Mau freedom fighter has suffered a blow in his bid to recover 13 land parcels that he claims were taken from his family by the British colonial government. → Read More
Kenya: Lawyer Morara Omoke Takes Bbi Fight to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has been petitioned to determine whether a Bill to amend the Constitution should concern one or multiple issues, as battle between the government and a group of private citizens on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) start taking shape at the top court. → Read More
Kenya: How Graft Ended Hassan Wario's Diplomatic Career
Hassan Wario's Twitter page says he is Kenya's ambassador to Austria. False. → Read More
Kenya: The Rise and Rise of Online Free Speech in Kenya
Analysis - Government's power to control and gag the freedom of expression through social media platforms is slowly diminishing, thanks to the bloggers and rights activists. → Read More
Kenya: BBI Dispute Moves to Supreme Court
The battle to amend the Constitution has formally moved to the Supreme Court after one of the private citizens who fought the proposed referendum filed a notice of appeal. → Read More
Kenya: Lawyer Paul Gicheru Now Wants ICC Judge Thrown Out of His Bribery Case
Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru, who is accused of bribing eight key witnesses in the case vacated against Deputy President William Ruto at The Hague, is uncomfortable with being tried by Judge Miatta Maria Samba. → Read More
Kenya: Blow to Uhuru As Court Rules Ban On Public Gatherings Unlawful
The High Court has quashed directives given by the National Security Advisory Committee (NSAC) banning public gatherings and political rallies in the country in order to combat the spread of Covid-19, dealing another blow to President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration. → Read More
Kenya: Three Buyers Allege Daniel Moi Sold Them Same Land
The High Court will start hearing three consolidated cases involving ownership of prime land in Nairobi that former President Moi reportedly sold to three different entities between 1988 and 2016. → Read More
Kenya: Chief Justice Koome Wants Case on Rejected Judges Dismissed
Chief Justice Martha Koome and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) have for the first time publicly backed President Uhuru Kenyatta's decision to omit six judges from a list of 40 individuals nominated to top courts two years ago. → Read More
Kenya: Blow for Obado in Sharon Otieno Murder Case
The High Court has declined a request by Migori Governor Okoth Obado to adjourn the hearing of a criminal case in which he is accused of aiding and abetting the murder of a pregnant university student, Ms Sharon Otieno. → Read More
Kenya: I Was Condemned Unheard, Uhuru Tells Appeal Court Judges
President Uhuru Kenyatta says the High Court infringed and limited his individual rights when it denied him an opportunity to be heard in the petitions relating to the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). → Read More